Interventional Cardiology Fellowship ProgramCardiovascular Medicine Department
About the Program
Welcome to the site of lnterventional Cardiology Fellowship Program at the University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital. The program is a one-year program which continues to accept applications from highly qualified physicians who are board-eligible in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. Basic requirements are the completion of a three-year Cardiology fellowship program and full training in cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography. Currently, three (3) fellows are accepted each year.
Dr. Rangasetty completed his fellowship training in cardiovascular medicine and interventional cardiology at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX. He joined UTMB as Assistant Professor of Medicine in Interventional Cardiology in 2011. Dr. Rangasetty has focused on all aspects of interventional cardiology here at UTMB. As Associate Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Jennie Sealy Hospital, he has contributed significantly to the establishment of trans-radial, complex coronary and structural interventions. He has worked closely with cardiac surgeons and other interventional cardiologists to establish a TAVR program.
Dr. Rangasetty is the Director of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program, and enjoys mentoring and coaching interventional fellows. Dr. Rangasetty is passionate about his career and loves spending his time in the catheterization laboratory. His intervention skill set consists of: complex coronary lesions (CHIP), transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVR), Left atrial appendage closure with watchman device, atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale (PFO) closures, balloon aortic valvuloplasty, mitral valvuloplasty, percutaneous pulmonary valvuloplasty, cardiomems, and paravalvular leak closures. He also performs carotid, renal, iliac and SFA interventions.
Education
Medical/Professional School:
JSS Medical College - Mysore, India, MD, 1995
Internships:
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research - Chandigarh, India, 1998
Residencies:
Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, TX, 2007
Fellowships:
Cardiology, University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, TX, 2010
Interventional Cardiology, University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, TX, 2011
Research
Publications
Categories:Interventional Cardiology
Tags:#Interventional Cardiology Program Director
Contact Us
If you have additional questions please contact Leslie Elgin, Fellowship Program Coordinator, at lcelgin@utmb.edu
Training Overview
The purpose of this ACGME-accredited training program is to produce outstanding interventional cardiologists who excel in all six (6) areas of core competencies in intervention al cardiology-(a) patient care, (b) medical knowledge, (c) practice-based learning and improvement, (d) interpersonal and communication skills, (e) professionalism, and (f) systems-based practice. At the end of the training program, the fellows are expected to be fully capable of independently performing coronary intervention al procedures. The training program views professionalism to be one of the most important attributes of interventional cardiologists and encourages the fellows to strive for and attain the highest level of professionalism that lasts a lifetime. Training takes places everywhere on the campus-in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, coronary care unit, step-down unit, outpatient clinic, conference rooms, offices and homes of intervention al faculty, off-campus restaurants, and others. Program Director and interventional faculty are determined to be highly accessible to all interventional fellows and to mentor and coach interventional fellows to be outstanding interventional cardiologists.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities of clinical interventional cardiology fellows include the evaluation and care of all patients referred for interventional procedures and the direct participation in all those procedures under the supervision of the senior interventional cardiologist. Fellows can anticipate participation in 300 procedures including complex coronary and peripheral interventions, and interventions on structural heart diseases. Our program offers spectacular training on complex coronary and introduction to structural interventions. We are a certified Medicare TAVR program. Fellows will be expected to actively participate in clinical trials related to interventional cardiology. Fellows will be expected to review incoming referrals for interventional procedures and to communicate with referring physicians in a timely fashion. Fellows are also encouraged to complete a research project suitable for publication in a peer review journal. Fellows are required to make themselves available to the hospital within 30 min of the activation of the cardiac catheterization laboratory when they are on call. Fellows are also required to complete assigned didactic courses on the web-sites.
The experience in the fellowship program is acquired in the lnterventional Cardiology section of the Division of Cardiology at The University of Texas Medical Branch's Jennie Sealy Hospital and UTMB Clear Lake Campus. At the conclusion of the training fellows are expected to become board-eligible for the American Board of Internal Medicine, lnterventional Cardiology certifying examination.
Eligibility and Requirements
Successful completion of ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine Residency and General Cardiology Fellowship Programs and Board-eligible for ABIM Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Medicine.
A completed application through the ERAS.
Three (3) recommendation letters supporting the character, professionalism, and fitness of the candidate for the future interventional cardiology career.
An appropriate visa status. We do not sponsor H1 B visa
Willingness to adhere to rules and policies of the interventional fellowship training program as delineated in the UTMB lnterventional Fellowship Handbook.
